if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to be hesitant; to feel timid
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
ray (of light); beam; light
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
advance; moving forward; progress
freedom; free man; free woman
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes